Candle-molding machine



PATENT GEEICE.

f PETER E. eoTTsTEIN, 0E HoUeHpToN, MICHIGAN.

CANDLE-MOLDING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,630, dated June '7,1881.

Application led April 11, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PETER R. GoT'rsTEIN, ofHoughton, in the county of Houghton and State of Michigan, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Gandle-Molding Machines, of which thefollowing is a specifica tion.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved candle-molding machine.Fig. 2 is a sectional view of .a portion of the machine, takenvertically through the center of one of the molds. Fig. 3 is a view ofthe upper end of one of the hooked needles O.

My invention consists, first, in a machine for molding candles, havinghooked needles passing through the pistons and molds, by which the wicksare drawn through the molds and so held that when the candles are moldedthe wicks will project from the candles in the form of loops; second, ina bar or bars running across the top of a candlemolding machine andhaving a hole over the center of each mold through which the wick passesand is held in position in the center of the mold.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A is the frame of the machine, inwhich K are molds, L are pistons with a tip-mold, M, at the upper endthereof, C is a board, to which the lower ends ofthe pistons arefastened, F F are racks attached to board G, and E E are pinions workingin racks F F, by which board C, with pistons L, can be raised andlowered.

The above-described part of my improved candle-machine is similar to thewell-known Stainthorp candle-moldin g machine.

D is a board placed below board C. H H are racks fastened to board D,and engaging with pinions G G fastened to board C. It will be seen thatwhen board Gis raised by pinions E and racks F it will also raise boardD, and that board D can also be raised independent of board C by pinionsG and racks H.

O are wire needles, formed with a hook, P, Fig. 3, at the upper end,andflattened or grooved above the hook. The distance from the end of theneedle to the hook determines thelength of the loop which will be formedin the wick, and may be any distance desired. As is shown in Fig. 2, themold K and its accompanying piston L and needle O are concentric, theneedle O passing through a hole in the center of the piston.

J is a frame resting on top of frame A.

I I are metal bars passing across frame J and runnin gover each seriesof molds K. Over the center of each mold a small hole,R, is made in barI, large enough to allow needleO when raised to pass through barI untilhookP stands above bar I.

It it obvious that bars I I may be placed directly on the top of frame Awithout being' fastened in a separate frame.

The wicking is cut on a machine, or byhand, into lengths ot' twice thelength of the candle, plus the loop to project from the candle. Thewicks are then doubled and the loose ends are dipped into hot grease, soas to form a lump of grease on the end of the wick.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The bars I I are laid acrossthe frame A, and, by means of pinions E E and G G, and racks F F and HH, boards C and D are raised until the hooks P of needles O stand abovebars I I. The wicks are then slipped into hooks P, and boards C and Darelowered until the tops of needles O stand at the bottoms of tip-molds M,and tip-molds M are at the bottoms of molds K. The material of which thecandles are to be made is then poured into molds K. `As needles O arelowered the wicks are drawn through holes R in bars II, and are keptfrom falling into the molds K by the lump of grease on the end of eachwick, which is made too large to pass readily through hole R in bar I.When the candles are sncient-ly hard they are forced out of the molds Kby raising pistonsL in the ordinary manner, above described, firstremoving bars I I, and by raising needles O, as above described, untilthe wicks can be unhooked from them.

Any of the racks in common use can be used to receive the candles whenpushed o nt of the molds.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. In a candle-molding machine, the combination, with the frame A,having molds K and pistons L, fastened to board G, so that said pistons canbe raised and lowered at will, of the board D, so hung to board C thatit will risel and fall therewith, but capable of being raised andlowered independent thereof, and hooked needles O, fastened to board Dand running through the center of pistons L, all

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constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

2. In a candle-molding machine, the combination of the molds K, pistonsL, and hooked 5 needles (),havin g suitable mechanism for raising andlowering said pistons andvhooked needles simultaneously, and for raisingand lowering said hooked needles independently, with the bars l, havin gholes R therein, substantially 1o as and for the purposes described.

3. In a candle-molding machine, the combination of the frame A, bars I,molds K, pistons L, having tip-molds M, board C, hooked needlesO,boardD,pinions E and G,and racks F and H, substantially as shown anddescribed. 15

PETER R. GOTTSTEIN.

Witnesses M. VAN ORDEN, GEO. W. GHADBOURNE.

